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Artur Davis, a former Democratic congressman representing Tuscaloosa and recent GOP convert, impressed attendees during his speech at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night. Watch his speech and see the full transcript of his remarks. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you. Some of you may know, the last time I spoke at a convention, it turned out I was in the wrong place. So, Tampa, my fellow Republicans, thank you for welcoming me where I belong. We have a country… Read More »

Artur Davis, the former Democratic Congressman representing Tuscaloosa and once a staunch Obama supporter, will address the GOP convention. Davis left Alabama and the Democratic Party after a landslide loss to Ron Sparks in the 2010 gubernatorial primary. He has since switched the Republican Party. The former congressman served as Obama’s Alabama campaign chairman in 2008 and spoke prominently at the Democratic Convention. He was considered a rising star in the party. In a release by the GOP, Davis said.… Read More »

The Romney family took a shot at Olympic Gold today as the GOP nominee’s horse Rafalca competed in the team dressage event in London. The 15-year-old horse ridden by Jan Ebeling scored 70.243, placing 13 out of the 25 riders that had competed as of 9:30 a.m. Rafalca is co-owned by Ann Romney. NICOLE WINFIELD,Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ann Romney said Thursday her horse Rafalca “thrilled me to death” with a solid performance at the Olympics, where the U.S. presidential campaign crossed paths with… Read More »

There is little doubt that Romney will win Alabama in November and the GOP nominee is hoping to cash in on Republican support with a fundraising stop in Birmingham on Aug. 15. This stop will mark the first time Romney has come to the state since the March primary, when he placed third behind Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich. The former Massachusetts governor pulled in around 28 percent of the vote in the state, including 35 percent in Jefferson County,… Read More »

Chick-fil-A’s longtime opposition to gay marriage has reared its head again. Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has declare Wednesday Support Chick-fil-A Day, while same-sex couples are planning a kiss-in at restaurants for Aug. 3. Officials in Chicago and Boston have declared that the restaurant is not welcome in their cities because of the stance taken by the company’s president and what was once just a delicious chicken sandwich that you couldn’t get on Sunday has become a political symbol. By Bill Barrow, The Associated… Read More »

Jesse Jackson likened embattled Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to former Alabama Governor George Wallace today. The outspoken and controversial leader said that an attempt in Wisconsin to require voter identification is just like Wallace’s attempts to stop minorities from voting in Alabama, POLITICO reported. He also said the Walker shares Wallace’s radical views, based on his efforts to cull collective bargaining rights for public employees. Jackson is working on get out the vote efforts for Democrats in the state, where Walker is facing a… Read More »

Luck plays a bigger role in success than we like to admit, writer Michael Lewis, author of “The Blind Side,” “Money Ball” and “The Big Short,” told Princeton graduates today. Lewis, who wrote the story of Ole Miss and Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Michael Oher that was adapted into a movie of the same name, attributed a large portion of success to luck. Like the movie version of Oher, Lewis happened to be be in the right place at the right… Read More »

A day after officially clinching the GOP nomination with a win in Texas, a campaign app gaffe is also drawing added attention to Mitt Romney. The With Mitt app lets smart phone users take photos with pro-Romney slogans like “American Greatness” and “Believe in America,” but the misspelled opening message, “A better Amercia,” is getting the most attention. The app still available for free on the iPhone, but I expect it will be updated soon. The Wall Street Journal assembled… Read More »

Artur Davis is switching to the GOP, the former Alabama congressman announced on his website. Davis, who represented the Black Belt and part of Tuscaloosa County for four terms, moved to northern Virginia after losing the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial primary to Ron Sparks in a landslide. “If I were to leave the sidelines, it would be as a member of the Republican Party that is fighting the drift in this country in a way that comes closest to my way… Read More »